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1 Kings 12:13-16

13And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186.He rejectedוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289

14and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413as the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206had advisedכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whereas my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1made your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513אֶֽת־'et-H853,Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toעַֽל־'al-H5921your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923.Whereas my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1scourgedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589will scourgeאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.”

15So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588this turn of eventsסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438wasהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,toלְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anH4616fulfillהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the wordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888.

16When allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֠יkiH3588the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428had refusedלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.HemH413וַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725, theyהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarH1697the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֡רha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428 H559: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506do we havein Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732,and whatוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448?To your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Lookרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258to your own houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,O Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!”So the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168,

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